1 Timothy 5:22

1 Timothy 5:22 Context

19Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 20Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. 22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. men they follow after.'>24Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. 25Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for 1 Timothy 5:22

5:22 Lay hands suddenly on no man - That is, appoint no man to church offices without full trial and examination; else thou wilt be accessary to, and accountable for, his misbehaviour in his office. Keep thy self pure - From the blood of all men.

People's Bible Notes for 1 Timothy 5:22

1Ti 5:22 Lay hands suddenly on no man. The meaning is that no man must be ordained to office until his fitness is surely known. ``All the old commentators, and the great majority of modern ones, applies this to ordination.'' Neither be partaker of other men's sins. He who appoints an unfit man to office becomes in a certain sense responsible for that man's sins. Keep thyself pure. Free from the sins of other men.

Discussion for 1 Timothy 5

To Joshua for v. 23 - you are committing the sin of Rev. 22:18-19. The Bible does NOT sanction drunkenness. There are some people who cannot even tolerate their 1st alcoholic drink. Your statement can cause some to take on problems they weren't aware of. "Set a watch before my mouth and a door on my lips."
That's in Pro. somewhere.

lay hands suddenly on no man, sometimes people have evil spirits that can get on a person,i believe that you really do have to be a person that is prayed up before laying your hands on a person to pray for them, what I mean by that is that you should be a person that is always fasting and praying,acknowledge GOD in all of your ways and HE will direct your path.

I think it has to do with both choosing people for godly positions and also for the transference of unclean spirits. You can truly suffer the consequences of laying hands on the poor for instance if you do not have sufficient anointing to overcome a very vicious poverty demon operating in someone who has been homeless for decades. I am talking about a practical example hear because I minister to a lot of homeless and after a while my finances were all shot up, till I had someone else cast out the poverty spirit from me.